Best known for his VFX-emboldened commercials and music videos, star director Ian Pons Jewell corrals a team of 2D animators in a passion project for New Zealand non-profit 4 Day Week Global thru UK agency MOX. [Watch]
Category Animation, Brand film, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured · Tags 4 Day Week Global, Alex Jenkins, Amanda Bonaiuto, Cheng-Hsu Chung, Dal Park, Ian Pons Jewell, Juan Carlos Roberto, Matteo Dang, MOX, Pia Graf, Stephen Fry, String and Tins
Director Tom Teller and his animation and post crew at Frame 48 in LA, conjure a dystopian uprising of freerunning civilians for English rockers Muse and their track “Will of the People” off the upcoming album of the same name. [Watch]
The improbable rise of Ernie Ball, a music business empire built on guitar strings, comes to life with brisk pacing and the witty collage talents of LA-based CD/director Ariel Costa (aka BlinkMyBrain). [Watch]
Creative director Diego Huacuja T. at Basa in Mexico City: “This film is part of a campaign for Common Seas by Soze Agency showing what new scientific studies have discovered about real plastic living in our blood.” [Watch]
Category Animation, Brand film, Character Animation, Illustration, Motion Design, The Inbox · Tags BASA, Common Seas, Diego Huacuja, Igor Figueroa, Soze Agency, Stephen Fry
Director/animator Sander Joon in Tallinn, Estonia: “Parents often push their children to follow their steps. In this case, a father’s obsession with the rally turns his kid into a car tire. Loosely inspired by my childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world. [Watch]
With help from Ponder director Tomas Jonsgarden, the creature VFX crew at Framestore, and Bonny Tyler, a pet reptile named Jeff goes walkabout (or vacuum-about) in this comic :60 for telco and internet provider Three Ireland. [Watch]